Source MAJULI, INDIA, April 14, 2013 (New York Times): Not too long ago, Ganesh Hazarika grew rice, vegetables and peas near the edge of the Brahmaputra River on a small plot that provided him a livelihood and a safety net. Then one day the river took it away. Steadily and mercilessly, it had chewed at the banks until his tiny…
Source There are three kinds of devotees. The inferior devotee says, “God is out there” and thinks God is different from His creation. The mediocre devotee says, “God is antaryami, the inner guide who dwells in everyone’s heart;” thus the mediocre devotee sees God within. But the superior devotee sees that God alone is everything, for He has become the…
Source ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA, May 4, 2013 (The Hindu): Remains of Buddhist sculptures are still being worshipped as Lord Siva in all the major temples within the radius of 10 km of Nidumolu village in Movva mandal of Krishna District. These are the places where Buddhism once flourished during 1st and 2nd Century ce and its remains are still available…
Source NIZHNY NOVGOROD, RUSSIA, April 30, 2013 (Indrus.in): Golden domed temples and tastefully landscaped lawns have replaced dilapidated wooden houses in the riverside region of Nizhny Novgorod (about 200 miles east of Moscow, on the Volga River). A picturesque monastery complex now exists where there used to be an abandoned village. About a decade ago, a handful of Russian Hindu…
Source UNITED KINGDOM, April 1, 2013 (Huffington Post by Pratik Dattani): As a young, modern British Hindu, I’m one of a confused bunch of people. Our Sanatan Dharma represents the oldest religion in the world. Our Vedic texts introduced philosophy to the world. That’s our heritage. But almost every young Hindu I know plans to marry in lavish multi-day long…
Source According as one acts, so does he become. One becomes virtuous by virtuous action, bad by bad action.— Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 4.4.5
HPI KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, May 2, 2013: Swami Guhabaktananda, head of the Divine Life Society here at Batu Caves, passed away yesterday. Swamiji had been very ill, and did not survive a third heart attack. He previously had bypass surgery. Swamiji was the first Malaysian-born monk to lead the local DLS mission. He was a close friend of Satguru Sivaya…
Source The whole path is a total surrendering. All four sects of Hinduism meet in surrender, prapatti, to the Divine.— Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001), founder of Hinduism Today
Source NEW YORK, NEW YORK, April 30, 2013 (New York Daily News): Public School 244 in Flushing is the first public school in the nation to serve all-vegetarian meals for breakfast and lunch, according to city education officials. Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott says the all-vegetarian food system should be replicated at schools across the city and nation. Chefs at the…
Source MINNESOTA, USA, May 2, 2013 (Farmington Independent): If things work out the way Satya would like them to, Farmington may soon be a center of Hindu culture in Minnesota. Satya Balroop is the treasurer of a group called Minnesota Hindu Milan Mandir, which has been in the city for nearly a year now, housed in a building that for…